Inglourious Basterds

[TheMojoPin]

Basterds was a great, entertaining movie

Thank you

You're welcome. I worked very hard on it.

[Foster]

You're welcome. I worked very hard on it.

did you have to make it so long though?

[3Setsof10]

You're welcome. I worked very hard on it.

What'd you do?

[TheMojoPin]

What'd you do?

Everyone.

[3Setsof10]

Everyone.

Fail

BTW why is this one out here and not in Entertainment, or was it moved? I would have done my review earlier

[TheMojoPin]

Fail

BTW why is this one out here and not in Entertainment, or was it moved? I would have done my review earlier

I think someone merged this thread with an IB thread in this forum.

[3Setsof10]

I think someone merged this thread with an IB thread in this forum.

OK

My review would have been a lot longer than "great and entertaining" otherwise

But it was, one movie I'd go see again

[UpperEastSideDave]

My only complaint was the Bowie Song. I was kind of pissed about QT using that song with his attention to detail on most of what he does.

He even made sure that Shoshanna spoke English in her video so that the German speaking audience would not be fully aware of what was about to happen, A La Hans Landa speaking english to keep her and her family from knowing what was about to happen to them.


Brilliant.

[Rockvillejoe]

I heard in an interview where QT defended his Bowie choice by explaining it was okay to use it as long as it wasn't coming out of a car radio. Or sold radio in a room. He felt the song fit. He didn't feel like all songs had to be from that era. Another of his artistic license explanation. I was hoping for "disco inferno" if that was the case.

[drusilla]

Not sure if I'd bank on that. Check out QT's interview with The Forward (the Jewish newspaper): http://www.forward.com/articles/112638/
Pay particular attention to the comment section.
.


there's a reason why those people are only writing comments & not actually writing the articles.

[hammersavage]

Inglourious Basterds is a lock for InGOLDious Statues from Oscar, geh geh geh.

[Contra]

There's no way the academy could Na-zi that inglourious basterds deserves the Oscar, ageh geh geh.

[hammersavage]

Quentin will be harboring OSCAR in his basement after the Academy Awards, geh geh geh

[Rockvillejoe]

jew HATE to admit it, but "laura" is a slam dunk for the "oscah" come next yeer-ah

ah gee gee gee

[Furtherman]

Good movie, but for a movie titled Inglorious Basterds, I was hoping to see a little more of them. Landa made the movie though.

[Doogie]

The movie was so great, I had to go back and watch it again a second time. I have not seen a movie multiple times in the theatres in probably 10+ years. I have been telling everyone I know to see this movie ASAP. I loved Kill Bill, but I think this movie blows Kill Bill out of the water.

[CruelCircus]

there's a reason why those people are only writing comments & not actually writing the articles.

Yeah, but the Oscars aren't voted on by newspaper reporters.

My point is that the thought that the film will be overwhelmingly loved by Jews may not be accurate.

[Ocho Cinco]

just saw it again last night, even better the 2nd time around. qt knocked it out of the park w/ this one, just incredible in every way shape and form. if you didn't like this movie i can't imagine what films you saw this summer in the theater you do like

best movie since pulp fiction, if you haven't seen it yet stop waiting and go already

[TheMojoPin]

just saw it again last night, even better the 2nd time around. qt knocked it out of the park w/ this one, just incredible in every way shape and form. if you didn't like this movie i can't imagine what films you saw this summer in the theater you do like

Maybe they didn't see any films this summer that they liked.

[Dirtbag]

Saw it again the other night and I think my new favorite thing is how incredibly uncomfortable Raine is the entire time at the theater.

[brettmojo]

Loved this movie. Didn't even seem like 2 1/2 hours.

[drusilla]

Yeah, but the Oscars aren't voted on by newspaper reporters.

My point is that the thought that the film will be overwhelmingly loved by Jews may not be accurate.

i know & my point was that the people who were writing the comments may have been retards

[Dude!]

jew HATE to admit it, but "laura" is a slam dunk for the "oscah" come next yeer-ah

ah gee gee gee

Ann Frankly my dear, i don't give a damn

[3Setsof10]

Saw it again the other night and I think my new favorite thing is how incredibly uncomfortable Raine is the entire time at the theater.

"A river derci"

I did like how they never explained the scars on his neck- sometimes, less is more

[epo]

It took me the 2nd viewing to realize that Eli Roth & Omar Doom were both in Deathproof. They were 2 of the jarheads trying to get with the chicks when they went north to the cabin.

That sneaky prick Tarantino.

[PD]

i know & my point was that the people who were writing the comments may have been retards

Yeah, but the Oscars aren't voted on by newspaper reporters.

My point is that the thought that the film will be overwhelmingly loved by Jews may not be accurate.

I wouldn't say Retards, but they may well be in the distinct minority. I thought that the holocaust survivor was seeing things that weren't there, but that his background, and not knowing what QT does, probably led to that opinion. It's kinda (but not completely) like those who came out if the theater saying they liked it, but it wasn't realistic (because Hitler died). Well, this is Tarantino- it's not supposed to be realistic- its an alternate universe.

Oscar voters are those in the film business- it's difficult to gather from any newspaper article what they will think.

[RhinoinMN]

Bumping this thread so Patient Zer0 can talk about his love for this movie here rather than every other thread he comes across.

[Aggie]

Bumping this thread so Patient Zer0 can talk about his love for this movie here rather than every other thread he comes across.

So by that thinking you can only mention the MPW in that thread instead of all the other threads you post in? Just sayin...

[TheMojoPin]

Haw-haw!

[RhinoinMN]

So by that thinking you can only mention the MPW in that thread instead of all the other threads you post in? Just sayin...

I thought this was bout the movie?

[Sinestro]

I know I'm coming late to the party. I just saw the movie this past week.

The question I have is, did the Jew Hunter know/recognize Shoshanna during the invitation luncheon scene where he ordered her a glass of milk and was on the verge of asking her a question but didn't claiming "it must have not been important" since he allegedly forgot what he was going to ask her.

[Suspect Chin]

I know I'm coming late to the party. I just saw the movie this past week.

The question I have is, did the Jew Hunter know/recognize Shoshanna during the invitation luncheon scene where he ordered her a glass of milk and was on the verge of asking her a question but didn't claiming "it must have not been important" since he allegedly forgot what he was going to ask her.

We'll never know.

[TooLowBrow]

I know I'm coming late to the party. I just saw the movie this past week.

The question I have is, did the Jew Hunter know/recognize Shoshanna during the invitation luncheon scene where he ordered her a glass of milk and was on the verge of asking her a question but didn't claiming "it must have not been important" since he allegedly forgot what he was going to ask her.

that bothered me too for a bit, but i think QT wanted us not to know.

i like to think that if she had aspired to any personal glory from what she was planning he would have been able to smell her out. but she was completely under the radar, she didnt care if no one ever knew what she had done, as long as she did it.

[Dan G]

I know I'm coming late to the party. I just saw the movie this past week.

The question I have is, did the Jew Hunter know/recognize Shoshanna during the invitation luncheon scene where he ordered her a glass of milk and was on the verge of asking her a question but didn't claiming "it must have not been important" since he allegedly forgot what he was going to ask her.

He's the Jew Hunter, of course he knew. He ordered the milk because he knew it would intimidate her.

[Suspect Chin]

that bothered me too for a bit, but i think QT wanted us not to know.

i like to think that if she had aspired to any personal glory from what she was planning he would have been able to smell her out. but she was completely under the radar, she didnt care if no one ever knew what she had done, as long as she did it.

But the question was, did he recognize her from the opening scene when she runs from the house after her family gets killed.

I don't think he recognizes her, because he is too ruthless to let her go that easily.

The only thing that bothered me about the movie is why would they decide to meet in the basement bar? They could have met in a far safer place. Just seemed like QT took the easy way out in that scene.

[TooLowBrow]

The only thing that bothered me about the movie is why would they decide to meet in the basement bar? They could have met in a far safer place. Just seemed like QT took the easy way out in that scene.

they were supposed to meet somewhere safe but Hammersmark fucked things up. instead of keeping things quiet she relished he double agent status and flaunted her 2 face-ness for both the germans and americans. she thought she was so clever but she knew shit about the 'right' way to do things

[Suspect Chin]

they were supposed to meet somewhere safe but Hammersmark fucked things up. instead of keeping things quiet she relished he double agent status and flaunted her 2 face-ness for both the germans and americans. she thought she was so clever but she knew shit about the 'right' way to do things

Interesting...

[Sinestro]

Why was the Nazi hunter worried about being tried for war crimes if the Nazis were winning the war? To the victor go the spoils. In the movie timeline weren't the Nazis at the height of their power (the European map during the British scene displayed this). So why would he be concerned about this that he would make an agreement to deal with the Americans?

[TooLowBrow]

Why was the Nazi hunter worried about being tried for war crimes if the Nazis were winning the war? To the victor go the spoils. In the movie timeline weren't the Nazis at the height of their power (the European map during the British scene displayed this). So why would he be concerned about this that he would make an agreement to deal with the Americans?

because as much as he bragged about it, he hated what he had become. he wanted to be a real hero, like Zoller and the Americans

[Sinestro]

they were supposed to meet somewhere safe but Hammersmark fucked things up. instead of keeping things quiet she relished he double agent status and flaunted her 2 face-ness for both the germans and americans. she thought she was so clever but she knew shit about the 'right' way to do things

Was she a "secret agent" or a "double agent"? If she was a double agent why would Jew Hunter kill her? She could have played it off that she was setting up the Basterds or finding out about the conspiracy to kill Hitler when he got her to get the her shoe out of his jacket.

[TooLowBrow]

Was she a "secret agent" or a "double agent"? If she was a double agent why would Jew Hunter kill her? She could have played it off that she was setting up the Basterds or finding out about the conspiracy to kill Hitler when he got her to get the her shoe out of his jacket.

double agent

the jew hunter had his own plan and was ready to kill anyone in his way or who might mess up his plans

[TooLowBrow]

Was she a "secret agent" or a "double agent"? If she was a double agent why would Jew Hunter kill her? She could have played it off that she was setting up the Basterds or finding out about the conspiracy to kill Hitler when he got her to get the her shoe out of his jacket.

and the jew hunter didnt killer her, zoller did

[Suspect Chin]

I gotta go see this movie again.

[TooLowBrow]

I gotta go see this movie again.

if youre really into it, print out a copy of the screenplay

its a little different from the movie and gives great insight into the characters and plot

[Suspect Chin]

if youre really into it, print out a copy of the screenplay

its a little different from the movie and gives great insight into the characters and plot

I saw the screenplay on the shelf at B&N the other day and was tempted to buy it. I might just check it out though if I can find it for free online.

[TooLowBrow]

I saw the screenplay on the shelf at B&N the other day and was tempted to buy it. I might just check it out though if I can find it for free online.

here? (http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Inglourious-Basterds.html)

[Suspect Chin]

here? (http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Inglourious-Basterds.html)

Nice. Thanks.

[grlNIN]

and the jew hunter didnt killer her, zoller did


Wrong.

[TooLowBrow]

Wrong.

who killed her?

[WampusCrandle]

who killed her?

actually, he did kill her. grlNIN is wrong.

[~Katja~]

actually, he did kill her. grlNIN is wrong.
I think you all got the women confused and girlnin was right.

Hammersmark got killed by the jewhunter, he choked her to death. Shoshanna got killed by Zoller.

[WampusCrandle]

I think you all got the women confused and girlnin was right.

Hammersmark got killed by the jewhunter, he choked her to death. Shoshanna got killed by Zoller.

yeah, exactly. zoller killer shoshanna. that is what was said and girlNIN disagreed. she is wrong. :)

[~Katja~]

Was she a "secret agent" or a "double agent"? If she was a double agent why would Jew Hunter kill her? She could have played it off that she was setting up the Basterds or finding out about the conspiracy to kill Hitler when he got her to get the her shoe out of his jacket.

Sinestro was talking about Hammersmark

and the jew hunter didnt killer her, zoller did
TooLowBrow said she was killed by Zoller

Wrong.
she said it is incorrect

yeah, exactly. zoller killer shoshanna. that is what was said and girlNIN disagreed. she is wrong. :)
so if you follow the thread she was right with that statement.

[TooLowBrow]

yeah, i mixed up the 2 at one point

[grlNIN]

Suck it, Wampus.

[hammersavage]

score one for ninny

[WampusCrandle]

Suck it, Wampus.

i'ld rather not, shoshanna.

[KingGeno]

Tarantino stated that he may be making a Prequel for Inglorious Basterds, but offered no other details. He also confirmed Kill Bill: Vol. 3 is in development.

It's located at 5:30 in the following interview, mix of italian/english:

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[opie's twisted balls]

downloaded and watched it today and IMO was shit....by no means Tarantino's (or Pitt's) best work

[foodcourtdruide]

downloaded and watched it today and IMO was shit....by no means Tarantino's (or Pitt's) best work

I can't even look at you.

[epo]

downloaded and watched it today and IMO was shit....by no means Tarantino's (or Pitt's) best work

So what was wrong with it?

[opie's twisted balls]

I can't even look at you.
I'm not sure I'll be able to cope knowing I've disappointed you. Oh look, I'm coping just fine.


So what was wrong with it?
-it moved much too slowly
-too much of it was subtitled, if I wanted to read a movie I'd go see a foreign flick
-it wavered back and forth between trying to be an action movie and a wanna be love story
-while there was some great dialog (in particular the opening scene) there was a lot that really dragged out
-looked/felt like an art house movie and not a Tarantino work along the same lines of Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction

[Willmore]

-it moved much too slowly
-too much of it was subtitled, if I wanted to read a movie I'd go see a foreign flick
-it wavered back and forth between trying to be an action movie and a wanna be love story
-while there was some great dialog (in particular the opening scene) there was a lot that really dragged out
-looked/felt like an art house movie and not a Tarantino work along the same lines of Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction

Still not seeing an argument against the movie. Art house flick that didn't try to pace the movie for ADD afflicted 9 year olds, with subtitles (as opposed to fake German accents) and no conventional action/romance plot of a Hollywood flick.

[foodcourtdruide]

Still not seeing an argument against the movie. Art house flick that didn't try to pace the movie for ADD afflicted 9 year olds, with subtitles (as opposed to fake German accents) and no conventional action/romance plot of a Hollywood flick.

Yeah, OTB, it looks like you have a problem with this genre of film as opposed to the film itself. I thought the foreign languages and subtitles worked beautifully with the film.

In regards to it moving slowly, how? I thought it moved fast, as the events within the film seemed to flow nicely and QT had some outstanding scenes that stood on their own and supported the plot, which didn't make it feel like a long film.

[Doctor Manhattan]

...-too much of it was subtitled, if I wanted to read a movie I'd go see a foreign flick...

I can't help you on the rest, but for this point I like to think of the movie as a foreign film with a few Americans involved.

I loved the movie! Well, except for one thing:http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1448/44092943.jpg

[opie's twisted balls]

Still not seeing an argument against the movie.
Different tastes.

[drusilla]

it was a love story?

[weekapaugjz]

it was a love story?

no.

[TooLowBrow]

it was a love story?

there was a love story between shoshanna and the projectionist

[drusilla]

um, didn't that take up like 2 seconds? how does that make the movie a wannabe love story?

[TooLowBrow]

um, didn't that take up like 2 seconds? how does that make the movie a wannabe love story?

in the screenplay it was extended.

and no, it doesnt make it a wannabe love story, it just made the characters deeper

[drusilla]

in the screenplay it was extended.

and no, it doesnt make it a wannabe love story, it just made the characters deeper

ok just making sure it's OTB who doesn't know what he's talking about, & i'm not the one losing their mind

[fezident]

This movie is/was lost on me.
I would never call it a bad movie. I mean... it IS a well made piece of work. But, I never saw in it what so many others around here saw in it.

I too felt it was dreadfully slow. Now... perhaps my expectations were too high. Maybe I thought I was gonna see all snap and patter of the previous QT movies.
Or maybe the media overhyped and oversold this thing a tad.
But... at no time did I feel like this was "the most, fun, outrageous, heart pounding, edge-of-your-seat, suspenseful time you'll have at the movies all year!"

It was deliberate. It was carefully paced. As I said earlier... it was well made. But, I simply did not connect with it. As time went on, I realized that I was not alone. I've met more than a handful of people who disliked it greatly.

The funny thing is; these people almost feel like they were SUPPOSED to like it. They make excuses for hating this movie.

INGLORIOUS is easily my least fave QT film. He is definitely in my top 10 or 20 directors though. It hasn't soured me on the rest of his catalog. But... for my money... INGLORIOUS was a misfire.

If somebody who'd never heard or seen a QT film asked me "what makes this guy so great?" , the last film I would play for them would be INGLORIOUS. I simply don't think it passes the test as MOVIE... much less a Tarantino movie. It just isn't my pace.

[hammersavage]

Digital Video Disc tomorrow! I plan to watch it a couple times this week.

[brettmojo]

Blu-ray like a mother fucker!

[Dirtbag]

Tarantino movies are among the very few that I will watch every single special feature on the DVD. Can't wait.

[nate1000]

Snatched the blue ray yesterday for $12 at target- settled in at about 9 to watch on the new 50" and promptly threw up 45 minutes in from food poisoning from a cub scout christmas party cookie eaten easlier in the night. Spent the night throwing up with a fever and shakes. Still not back to normal. Stupid Cub Scouts. All I wanted was to watch a little TV. Damn you all to hell.

[WampusCrandle]

i sold all of my text books for this semester and just bought Inglorious Basterds special addition, and the Hang Over special addition. THANKS COLLEGE.

[disneyspy]

i sold all of my text books for this semester and just bought Inglorious Basterds special addition, and the Hang Over special addition. THANKS COLLEGE.

beutiful move,you're too smart for college.drop out

[FrogSlayer]

just starting my second viewing, what a great movie, Tarantino just grabs you with the profound dialouge scenes.

[pennington]

I rented and watched it over the weekend. A few things:

1) At two and a half hours it is way too long. That must have been torture to sit through in the theater; even at home I had to stop two or three times and do something else. Thirty minutes could have easily been trimmed and it wouldn't have hurt the plot at all.

2) Ironically, after Grindhouse the reason the project got funded was probably because Brad Pitt was attached to star in it. And he was the weakest part of the movie. His acting was horrible and that accent was worse.

3) Actually, the Basterds could be cut out of the entire movie, and it would be a better film (they could just be in the cellar bar scenes as the commandos the British Lieutenant was supposed to meet) . The whole movie, from the first scene, was the dynamic between Shosanna and Col. Landa. The movie could have just ended with the theater on fire with the assumption that everybody, including Landa, burns to death.

Overall, a good movie, Tarantino is back. I liked it better than some people in this thread did. When I watched it the second time I fast-forwarded through the Basterds scenes. I know this is fiction but in actuality if a group of Americans scalped and carved swastikas on German soldiers, the Germans would have butchered every American POW.

[hammersavage]

It could have been an hour longer. Every time I watch it, I'm amazed how fast the time goes.

[RhinoinMN]

It could have been an hour longer. Every time I watch it, I'm amazed how fast the time goes.

I agree. I had no problem in the theater. The dialogue and awkward silences are captivating.

[drusilla]

i sold all of my text books for this semester and just bought Inglorious Basterds special addition, and the Hang Over special addition. THANKS COLLEGE.

Next time don't forget to rip off the used stickers so you get the better price when you return it.


I had no problem watching it in the theater & thought it moved fast for me. i loved it. I can't wait to see it again. Possibly all time favorite movie of mine.

[hanso]

I had to keep hitting pause to read the subs.
Not a fan of movies with subs over stuff like this.
I just watched this. And liked it.

Was I the only one thinking the film Shosanna made was going to be a sex scene?

[RhinoinMN]

Was I the only one thinking the film Shosanna made was going to be a sex scene?

That never occurred to me.

[sailor]

Next time don't forget to rip off the used stickers so you get the better price when you return it.


makes no difference.

[hanso]

That never occurred to me.

They showed something on the olympics.
And her and her partner in a sex scene. Would have irked the Nazis.
As they burned the place down.

[KEITHJAY]

http://www.soowhat.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/melanie-laurent-sexy.jpg WOW:wub:

[brettmojo]

http://www.soowhat.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/melanie-laurent-sexy.jpg WOW:wub:
She has dead eyes... Like a doll's eyes...

[Contra]

She has dead eyes... Like a doll's eyes...

I know
Hot

[Reephdweller]

Next time don't forget to rip off the used stickers so you get the better price when you return it.


I had no problem watching it in the theater & thought it moved fast for me. i loved it. I can't wait to see it again. Possibly all time favorite movie of mine.


Agreed. I loved watching it in the theatre. As someone who loves watching Tarrantino movies on the big screen I loved it. I had no problem with the length, in fact it could have been longer. The was definitely one of my favorites.

[WampusCrandle]

i'm in Florida right now, and in Sarasota, they have tons of movies from about 6 months ago, for about 2 bucks, and I'm seeing this movie again. oolala

[Dan 'Hampton]

Christmas morning, wife at work, breakfast sandwich, Coors light, fresh coffee, and Inglorious Basterds. Absolutely loved it.

[PD]

Was I the only one thinking the film Shosanna made was going to be a sex scene?
I had the same thought, and if you heard Ronnie interview Tarantino, you might think Ronnie thought it as well.

[hanso]

I had the same thought, and if you heard Ronnie interview Tarantino, you might think Ronnie thought it as well.

I'll have to give that a listen.
After seeing her the second time on the ladder.
Her being nakie in the movie would have been nice.

[epo]

I'll have to give that a listen.
After seeing her the second time on the ladder.
Her being nakie in the movie would have been nice.

The only problem with that theory is that Tarantino has never done a gratuitous nude scene in his career. In fact he's done the contrary in that he's been conscientious of sexuality while placing females in strong protagonistic roles in his films.

[biggirl]

Holy shitballs! Now I know why Ryan wouldn't let me see this in the theater with him. I had to cover my eyes with my blanket quite a few times. Otherwise, it was a very captivating movie.

[weekapaugjz]

Could the jew hunter be tarantinos best character?








I'm leaning towards yes.

[RhinoinMN]

Could the jew hunter be tarantinos best character?








I'm leaning towards yes.


The little man is pretty good.

[drusilla]

makes no difference.

it did if they thought you bought the book new instead of used. different skews.

[hanso]

http://www.10pix.ru/img1/4626/671162.jpg
Let's hear it for French ass
NSFW